2021 CAF Super Cup (December)

The 2021 CAF Super Cup (officially the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2021[4] for sponsorship reasons)[5] was the 30th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.

2021 CAF Super Cup
TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2021
Al Ahly Raja Casablanca
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Al Ahly won 6–5 on penalties
Date22 December 2021
VenueAhmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Man of the MatchTaher Mohamed (Al Ahly)[1]
RefereeJean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)[2]
WeatherFair
20 °C (68 °F)
60% humidity[3]

The match was played between Al Ahly from Egypt, the 2020–21 CAF Champions League winners, and Raja Casablanca from Morocco, the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup winners, at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on 22 December 2021. Al Ahly won the match 6–5 on penalties, after the original match ended as a 1–1 draw, to win their record-extending eighth and second consecutive title.

Teams
Team Zone Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 2020–21 CAF Champions League winners 9 (1994, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021 (May))
Raja Casablanca UNAF (North Africa) 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup winners 3 (1998, 2000, 2019)

Format

The CAF Super Cup is played as a single match at a neutral venue, with the CAF Champions League winners designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV).[6][7]

Background

The match was the fourth (and second consecutive) CAF Super Cup to feature an Egyptian and a Moroccan team, with all previous matches ending in favor of the Egyptian side. Al Ahly qualified to the match after defeating South African side Kaizer Chiefs 3–0 in the 2021 CAF Champions League Final.[8] Raja Casablanca earned a place in the match after defeating JS Kabylie of Algeria 2–1 in the 2021 CAF Confederation Cup Final.[9]

This was the seventh meeting between both teams in African competition. All of the previous six encounters were in the Champions League group stage. Raja Casablanca won two matches, including a famous victory in Cairo during their 1999 winning campaign, three matches ended as a draw, and only one win for Al Ahly; a 1–0 victory in 2005 when they won the competition.

Match

Details
Al Ahly 1–1 Raja Casablanca
Taher 90' Report Ibrahim 13' (o.g.)
Penalties
 6–5
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Al Ahly
Raja Casablanca
GK1 Mohamed El Shenawy (c)
CB6 Yasser Ibrahim 66' 77'
CB13 Badr Benoun
CB12 Ayman Ashraf 46'
RWB25 Akram Tawfik
LWB21 Ali Maâloul
CM8 Hamdy Fathy
CM15 Aliou Dieng
RW14 Hussein El Shahat 61'
CF23 Percy Tau
LW19 Mohamed Magdy
Substitutes:
GK16 Ali Lotfi
DF5 Ramy Rabia
DF30 Mohamed Hany
MF28 Karim Fouad
MF35 Ahmed Abdel Kader 61'
FW10 Mohamed Sherif 46'
FW27 Taher Mohamed 90+1' 77'
Manager:
Pitso Mosimane
GK1 Anas Zniti
RB29 Abdelilah Madkour
CB24 Marouane Hadhoudi 58'
CB35 Jamal Harkass
LB20 Abdeljalil Jbira
CM8 Zakaria El Wardi
CM6 Fabrice Ngoma
RW10 Mahmoud Benhalib
AM18 Abdelilah Hafidi 78'
LW5 Mouhcine Moutouali (c)
CF7 Hamid Ahadad 61' 84'
Substitutes:
GK12 Amir El Haddaoui
DF4 Mohamed Souboul
MF3 Mohamed Zrida 78'
MF19 Badr Boulahroud
FW14 Zakaria Habti
FW16 Omar Arjoune
FW21 Soufiane Benjdida 84'
Manager:
Marc Wilmots

Man of the Match:
Taher Mohamed (Al Ahly)[1]

Assistant referees:[10]
Olivier Safari Kabene (DR Congo)
Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Fourth official:[10]
Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Video assistant referee:[10]
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Assistant video assistant referees:[10]
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Gerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)

Match rules[6][7]

Statistics

See also

Notes
  1. Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.

References
  1. TotalEnergies CAFSC [@CAFCLCC] (23 December 2021). "Your TotalEnergies Man of the Match, Al Ahly's Taher Mohamed!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. "حكم لقاء أنجولا ومصر يدير السوبر الإفريقي بين الأهلي والرجاء" [Angola-Egypt World Cup qualifier tie referee to officiate CAF Super Cup between Al Ahly and Raja]. Filgoal (in Arabic). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. "Weather History for Al Rayyan, Qatar". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. "Ticket sale for the TotalEnergies Super Cup 2021 launched". CAF. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
  6. "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  7. "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  8. "Egypt's Al Ahly beat Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 to win record tenth African crown". BBC Sport. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  9. "Morocco's Raja win Confed Cup for 3rd time after beating JS Kabylie". Al Ahram. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  10. "Raja-Ahly se jouera à guichets fermés" [Raja-Ahly match sold out]. Le360 Sport (in French). 18 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  11. "Al Ahly vs Raja Club Athletic - Statistics". sofascore.com. SofaScore. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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